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Team Rootbeer · 01-21-2006, 01:23 PM

i just got an aftermarket coolant gauge for free from a buddy and wanted to install it.....do i need an adapter to fit in the upper rad hose to put the fitting in? or is there somewhere else better it should be placed?

withy · 01-21-2006, 10:17 PM

upper rad. hose is the best.

sidious141 · 01-21-2006, 10:51 PM

I just installed one and used the nissport adapter, its costly but nice. There are some other adapters on ebay but some dont have a place where the ground wire screws on and I dident come across any that were 35mm(mabe there are some that are close?). Yes the upper rad hose is that place to put it.

Wiisass · 01-22-2006, 05:55 PM

I like it better tapped straight into the intake mani. It looks cleaner and seems to get a much better signal. It's not much work at all, unless you don't know how to pull of the intake mani quickly. But just drill and tap right in the front of it, right around where the stock water temp sensors are and then put the mani back on, run a wire and you're done. You can even run the wire in with the engine harness and then to your gauge.

shawn_16 · 01-22-2006, 09:04 PM

i think taking the intake manifold off/on is a pain in the butt
any tips on taking it off/on easily?

Wiisass · 01-22-2006, 09:50 PM

a regular 12mm socket, 2 6" extentsions, a wobble joint or u-joint and one of those retractable grabbers. It's a lot easier if you don't have the egr hooked up or the extra brackets on the bottom of the mani. With that stuff on there it can be a real pain in the ass, but without it, it's cake besides the heater core lines. But if you ever do have the mani off, i would recommend installing the water temp sensor in the manifold.

PhopsonNY · 01-23-2006, 06:56 PM

Had a greddy temp sensor and used the Greddy "T" adaptor to install into the upper radiator hose to the Koyo radiator

Be careful as in my case, the upper hose was very short and had to make ur it fit just right.

Anyway, works a treat

good luck

01-21-2006, 01:23 PM	#1
Team Rootbeer Zilvia Addict Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: aereola Age: 38 Posts: 840 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	coolant temp gauge install question i just got an aftermarket coolant gauge for free from a buddy and wanted to install it.....do i need an adapter to fit in the upper rad hose to put the fitting in? or is there somewhere else better it should be placed?

01-22-2006, 05:55 PM	#4
Wiisass Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Philly Posts: 486 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I like it better tapped straight into the intake mani. It looks cleaner and seems to get a much better signal. It's not much work at all, unless you don't know how to pull of the intake mani quickly. But just drill and tap right in the front of it, right around where the stock water temp sensors are and then put the mani back on, run a wire and you're done. You can even run the wire in with the engine harness and then to your gauge. __________________ TIP Engineering R/T Tuning Drift and RWD Sport DriftAssNation

01-22-2006, 09:50 PM	#6
Wiisass Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Philly Posts: 486 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	a regular 12mm socket, 2 6" extentsions, a wobble joint or u-joint and one of those retractable grabbers. It's a lot easier if you don't have the egr hooked up or the extra brackets on the bottom of the mani. With that stuff on there it can be a real pain in the ass, but without it, it's cake besides the heater core lines. But if you ever do have the mani off, i would recommend installing the water temp sensor in the manifold. __________________ TIP Engineering R/T Tuning Drift and RWD Sport DriftAssNation

01-23-2006, 06:56 PM	#7
PhopsonNY Leaky Injector Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: New York Posts: 149 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Did the same thing Had a greddy temp sensor and used the Greddy "T" adaptor to install into the upper radiator hose to the Koyo radiator Be careful as in my case, the upper hose was very short and had to make ur it fit just right. Anyway, works a treat good luck

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01-21-2006, 10:17 PM	#2
withy Leaky Injector Join Date: May 2005 Location: wichita, ks Age: 39 Posts: 120 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	upper rad. hose is the best.

01-21-2006, 10:51 PM	#3
sidious141 Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: indiana Posts: 45 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I just installed one and used the nissport adapter, its costly but nice. There are some other adapters on ebay but some dont have a place where the ground wire screws on and I dident come across any that were 35mm(mabe there are some that are close?). Yes the upper rad hose is that place to put it.

01-22-2006, 09:04 PM	#5
shawn_16 Zilvia Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Bremerton, WA Posts: 156 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	i think taking the intake manifold off/on is a pain in the butt any tips on taking it off/on easily?